Catching up with Canadian Icon and Legendary Singer/Songwriter Cathy Young at her home in Toronto was refreshing and truly an experience, both musically and spiritually.

Long before playlists and streaming numbers, before most of today's music industry existed, Cathy Young was already a fixture of Toronto's legendary Yorkville scene, standing shoulder to shoulder with the artists who built Canadian music history. She's been credited as a Juno winner, immortalized on Yonge Street, one of the tallest music murals in the world, and quietly worked alongside icons for decades.

“My great-grandmother was Scottish and was an opera singer, and I know my love of singing came from her. I started singing at 3 years old, the first time I sang Jesus Loves Me, and I got a round of applause. I was hooked on performing, and my destiny was sealed,” Young shared with Cashbox Canada.

I also love Patti Page, and I used to sing a personal favourite of mine, “Cross Over The Bridge.’ I was also a huge fan of Ruby Murray (The Voice of Ireland). I also have a special connection with singing the Canadian hit by The Beau-Marks, “Clap Your Hands”. That song was one I loved as a kid and it has showed up many times in my life over the years. That is a story on its own!"

With a huge career dating back to a Juno Award in 1974, Cathy Young has earned a spot in the Canadian Music History books. And now, with her deeply personal new single "I Don't Want to Lose You," Cathy Young proves she was never gone. She was simply waiting for the right story to tell.